Hans Bloemen

Dr. Hans Bloemen is an Associate Professor in micro labor economics at the School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds additional roles as an Economics Research Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute and is a fellow at Netspar and IZA, Bonn. His research focuses on empirical search models, labor supply taxation, retirement decisions, and family economics. He teaches courses including Economics for Business, Microeconomics, and Labor Economics at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Education: PhD in Economics from Tilburg University (1994). Professional Background: Postdoc position with NWO, contract research at CentER Applied Research, and visiting scholar at University of Cergy-Pontoise. Research Contributions: Over 60 peer-reviewed articles, including studies on job search behavior, collective household labor supply, and policy impacts on labor markets. Datasets: Creator of the 'Sociaal Economisch Panel onderzoek' dataset.

Key Research Themes: His work addresses labor market dynamics, taxation policies, retirement behavior, and household decision-making. Teaching emphasizes applied microeconometrics and life cycle economics. Supervision: Advised five PhD theses. Policy Engagement: Research referenced in policy documents and widely cited in academic platforms like Mendeley.

Activities: Delivered lectures on migrant labor markets and job suitability, including presentations in 2011. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to decent work and economic growth.